I think I'm going to get one. The NES was the first console we owned growing up, and unfortunately it got sold when we moved up to the 16-bit generation. The only thing that's disappointing is the fact there's no connectivity to Nintendo's e-shop. It would have been great to be able to buy additional NES titles.

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I still own all my NES games but part of me wanted to get this just because it looks like an NES. Last year I softmodded my Wii to play emulators and now there isn't really a point. I would much rather take the guts of a Wii and place them inside an NES console for the retro look.

Hopefully if this sells well Nintendo will give us SNES and N64 mini's.

With more and better games. I see no reason why they couldn't include all their first party titles. I'm sure it would be easy enough to get the rights to use third party titles as well.

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Hopefully if this sells well Nintendo will give us SNES and N64 mini's.

That would definitely be awesome. If it sells really well I would love to see somebody at Sega say "hey, maybe we should do this too," and we get a mini version of the Sega Genesis (model 1 of course). Some news sites have been running the story that Sega is releasing their answer to the Nintendo NES Classic Edition, but it's just a re-release of a licensed product by atGames, and is pretty terrible. I want to see legit, official Sega hardware.

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I'm on the fence about nabbing one, the deciding factor will likely be whether or not it can be hacked/modded to add ROMS. I do hope that this opens the floodgates for more official retro systems to be released, not the 3rd party crap that does a half-assed job with emulation.

I read that the Vita has been fully cracked open for homebrew. That thing would be an emulation beast.

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I read that the Vita has been fully cracked open for homebrew. That thing would be an emulation beast.

Yeah that was a major breakthrough, right now my PSP Go is my portable emulation device, but seeing how the scene plays out I might get a Vita. The problem is that the user base is limited and with the 3DS scene really taking off, people are focusing their attention on that device and the Vita could lack people devoting their time to perfect emulators for the system.

BY ALEX OSBORN New details on the NES Classic Edition have been revealed, confirming Nintendo's adorable mini console will feature several different display options, as well as permanent save points.

In an interview with La Terrasse ÉNERGIE (translation via Nintendo Everything and LuigiBlood), Nintendo of Canada communications manager Julie Gagnon said the NES Classic Edition will not only include a pixel perfect option that displays each pixel as a square, but also a mode simulating the retro look from a CRT television and an option to display the games in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Yeah that was a major breakthrough, right now my PSP Go is my portable emulation device, but seeing how the scene plays out I might get a Vita. The problem is that the user base is limited and with the 3DS scene really taking off, people are focusing their attention on that device and the Vita could lack people devoting their time to perfect emulators for the system.

I always intended to acquire a PSP Go for emulation, but my phone works fine, so it's a hard sell. I can just use a PS3 controller.

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Apparently, last week, amazon had the NES Classic Edition available for pre-order and it sold out in minutes. Who knows how many they had available, but I'm sure they'll be allotted a lot more and it'll be available for pre-order again soon.

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Apparently, last week, amazon had the NES Classic Edition available for pre-order and it sold out in minutes. Who knows how many they had available, but I'm sure they'll be allotted a lot more and it'll be available for pre-order again soon.

Still not available, i think this thing sell for $200 on eBay 1st week of December.

It's looking like a lot of people aren't going to be getting one of these... at least not right away. Either Nintendo didn't anticipate the demand, or they actively decided to not manufacture a lot of units. Anyway, well known YouTuber, Lamarr Wilson, did an unboxing and demonstration:

They lasted for about 30 minutes. Yesterday Best Buy tweeted that a limited supply would be available at 12:00 central time. I suggest you follow them on Twitter so you can get the heads up on the next shipment.

In a recent interview with Wired, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said, "What happened with NES Classic is that was a situation where the global demand was well in excess of anything we had anticipated, and that’s what created shortages. The good news, at least for consumers in the Americas, is we’re going to continue to make the NES Classic available. With the ongoing level of supply, the ongoing demand is going to be met. We know the concern."

The problem is it looks like they're only churning out 1,000 every month.

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Annnnnd it looks like there will be no more NES Classics. Nintendo announced the end. I think they just made them to spark an interest and create a buzz about Nintendo again leading up to the Switch. They know they can make much more money selling individual games through an eStore than physical hardware + 30 games for $60.

Ebay prices have DOUBLED since the announcement. I did not order any units during the Best Buy 30 minute window because I didn't care enough but now I am seriously regretting it. I know there are better retro gaming options but having that NES sitting there looks nice.